Special-needs student tased at Naples HS

A special needs student was tased in a classroom on Wednesday at Naples High School.

Wednesday, August 26th 2015, 4:37 PM EDT

Updated:

Wednesday, August 26th 2015, 11:28 PM EDT

A special needs student was tased in a classroom on Wednesday at Naples High School.

It happened around 1 p.m., after the 19-year-old started throwing books and desks around the classroom. A Collier County Public Schools spokesperson told NBC2 that teachers should be commended for their efforts in removing other students from the classroom.

Subsequently, two Collier County Youth Relations Bureau deputies entered the classroom and eventually tased the teen.

"I wouldn't expect anything like this to happen," said student Ronnie Derk.

Tammy Kipp, who's daughter attends the school, said "I think it's important for them to have security under control. If they weren't able to control the person, I'm not sure what they were supposed to do."

The student threw chairs, books and desks. School district officials, in fact, say that a desk was thrown that a teacher was still sitting in.

Other students at the school had no idea what had happened, and were surprised to find out that a Taser had been used in the building.

A Naples resident, Judy Manely, thought deputies could have used more restraint.

"I would think in special needs classrooms they would have other means of handling the situation, instead of tasing a child," she said. "I think that he could have handled it differently. It doesn't matter how big he is or how tall he is or how much he weighs. The point of it is he has special needs."

The student and one of the deputies were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Two school employees were also hurt, but they're going to be OK. District officials said no one else was injured.